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NGC 1360, the Robin's Egg Nebula in Fornax
NGC 1360 in Fornax (APO120 Ra).jpg
This is the large 9th magnitude blue-green planetary nebula NGC 1360 in Fornax the Furnace. It is also known as the Robin's Egg Nebula.
NGC 1360 is odd in having a more uniform disk, without the usual ring or bi-polar shape of most planetaries. The 11th magnitude central star is visible.
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1398 is at lower left.
Technical:
This is a stack of 10 x 6 minute exposures with the Askar APO120 refractor at f/7 and with the Canon Ra at ISO 1600. Taken from the Quailway Cottage in southeast Arizona in the pre-dawn hours of October 9, 2024.
NGC 1360 is odd in having a more uniform disk, without the usual ring or bi-polar shape of most planetaries. The 11th magnitude central star is visible.
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1398 is at lower left.
Technical:
This is a stack of 10 x 6 minute exposures with the Askar APO120 refractor at f/7 and with the Canon Ra at ISO 1600. Taken from the Quailway Cottage in southeast Arizona in the pre-dawn hours of October 9, 2024.
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